Carrie White honored by Writers in Treatment

Hairdresser to the stars, Carrie White was honored at the 5th Annual Experience Strength and Hope Awards at the Skirball Cultural Center in Brentwood last week. White was previously featured in theJune-July issue of Westside People. White had been a hairdresser to the biggest names in Hollywood and politics, counting the likes of Iggy Pop and Nancy Reagan as clients in the 1980s. In her book, Upper Cut, she recounts her battle with drug and alcohol abuse. On Thursday, she thanked Leonard Buschell, founder of Writers in Treatment,

“I believe the soul is never loaded. When the heart speaks or writes that’s what comes out,” said White, who’s been sober now for 30 years. “It’s important not just for writers but in all careers that we were here before the drug or the drink was here. My heart wants to say thank you to all your support and helping to get the shame out of this disease. But as someone once said, ‘to take credit for your recovery is like getting an applause for running out of a burning building.'”

Carrie White with her date Alex at the Writers in Treatment Experience Strength and Hope Awards. Photo by Westside People